Hampshire · England
Sandy Down Fire Rated Sealant
Intumescent and fire-rated sealant around gaps, frames and service penetrations in Sandy Down, with a one-year guarantee on every job. Ask us for a quote.
- Sealant items on a fire risk assessment action list
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
- Gaps left after a refit or conversion
Sandy Down questions
Can you do fire rated sealant in Sandy Down?
Yes, Sandy Down is within the area we cover. We work across London and the South East. Just phone 0345 464 0079 or email us with a few details of the job.
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Brockenhurst station?
Yes. We work for landlords and agents as well as householders. You can ring 0345 464 0079 or email us with the details for a clear quote.
Does someone need to be in?
That depends on where the joints are. Inside work needs someone to give us access.
What sealant do you use?
It depends on the joint: sanitary silicone where it gets wet, and sealants suited to movement or weather elsewhere. We use products from Arbo and Everbuild.
Can you tell me which gaps need fire stopping?
No. We work from the specification you give us and install to the manufacturer’s details.
What does fire rated sealant cost?
It depends on the job, so we quote each one individually. For a quick quote, call 0345 464 0079 or email us and let us know what needs doing and where.
Are you ARBOMaster approved?
Yes. ARBOMaster is the approved applicator scheme for Arbo sealants, and we’re part of it.
Do you remove the old sealant?
Yes, every time. New silicone does not stick to old silicone, so any old material comes out before anything new goes in.
How we handle fire rated sealant in Sandy Down
Door frame gaps, linear joints and holes around services all have their own details. We check the size and the substrate before choosing the product, then the sealant goes in to the depth the product’s details set. Typical jobs include standard silicone or caulk in a fire-stopping gap and gaps left after a refit or conversion, on service penetrations, plasterboard & masonry and door frames.
Somewhere as small as Sandy Down, commercial jobs tend to be pubs, holiday lets, farm buildings or halls rather than offices. Each still needs sound sealant in its washrooms and kitchens, and fire-rated joints where services pass through walls.
The work is covered for a year after we finish. If anything isn’t right with it, call 0345 464 0079 or email us.
- Where
- Sandy Down (SO41)
- Wider area
- Hampshire
- Guarantee
- 12 months on all our work
- Quotes
- A clear price before we start
- Phone
- 0345 464 0079
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Places near Sandy Down
More services for Sandy Down
Why it’s worth doing now in Sandy Down
Waiting for the next refit can leave a gap open for years. On its own, sealing it now is a small job and needn’t wait for anything else. Around Sandy Down, older homes often have timber in their floors and frames, where water from a failed joint can cause rot if it’s left.
No two jobs are quite the same, so we quote each one individually. Size, access and the product the joint needs all make a difference, and we will explain the quote if you ask.
Why book with us
- Quality sealants from Arbo and Everbuild
- A 12-month guarantee on all work
- Old sealant always removed completely
- Over 20 years’ experience
Read what affects the cost or what customers say.
Workplaces and buildings in Sandy Down
For seaside hotels, guest houses and holiday lets around Sandy Down, heavy use in the busy months is hard on washroom and kitchen sealant, and any building work there should leave fire-rated joints made good. Workplaces and the common parts of blocks of flats in England need a fire risk assessment under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which is often where open fire-stopping gaps are first noticed. We apply fire-rated sealant to the assessor’s or designer’s specification and the product’s tested details.
Community buildings like Church of St John are part of the picture too: service openings in its walls need the right fire-rated sealant, as in any building.
Sandy Down is about 3 miles north of Lymington, in Hampshire. Jobs in Sandy Down get the same care as everywhere else we work: old sealant removed completely, careful preparation and a 12-month guarantee. Across Hampshire, we cover 683 places, Sandy Down among them. Our Southampton page covers work nearby.
We work across the SO41 postcode area for fire rated sealant and the streets around it. That includes homes and businesses on Sandy Down, Lower Sandy Down and Hurstly Lane and the roads around them. Neighbouring places we cover for fire rated sealant include Battramsley (1 mile south), Boldre (1 mile south-east), Mount Pleasant (1 mile south-west), Pilley (1 mile south-east) and Warborne (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Eastleigh (15 miles north-east), Totton (9 miles north), Chandler's Ford (15 miles north-east), Hedge End (14 miles north-east), Lymington (3 miles south) and Romsey (14 miles north).
What’s near Sandy Down
Around Sandy Down, our work takes us to homes and buildings near The Hobler Public House, among other places. For rail, the closest station is Brockenhurst station, about 1.6 miles north. Well-known places in the area include Lymington New Forest Hospital (1.9 miles south) and St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery (2.6 miles south). Not far away are Boldre Foreshore.
Signs you need fire rated sealant in Sandy Down
Over time, buildings change layout and use. Conversions to flats and HMOs, and office refits, create new walls and new routes for services, with gaps to match.
Keep an eye out for these signs:
- Old fire sealant that has split or come away
- Gaps where walls meet ceilings or slabs
- Open holes round services passing through fire walls
- Seals cut through by electricians, plumbers or data installers
For landlords with property near Brockenhurst station, fire-rated sealant around pipes and cables through walls and floors needs making good whenever new services go through.
Comparing quotes
- What product goes in the joint
- What happens if they find a problem under the old sealant
- When the joint can take water or movement
- How the colour is chosen
The process
On the day, there’s very little for you to do. Point us to the joints and we will get on with it. The job generally takes from a few hours to a few days, depending on the number of gaps and the access from start to finish. Somewhere like Sandy Down needs a little journey planning: tell us about narrow lanes, gates, long drives and where we can park. We bring what the job needs, so it can be finished in one trip where possible.
- Access to each area is agreed so the work can run in order.
- Old, damaged or unsuitable sealant is removed.
- Gaps are cleaned of dust and loose material.
- The fire-rated or intumescent sealant is applied and tooled to the tested detail.
- Locations and products are written up and any gaps unsuitable for sealant are flagged.
Preparing for the visit
- Keep pets and children clear of the area while we work
- Let us know about earlier repairs to the joints
- Try not to wet indoor joints just before the visit
How to get a quote
For fire rated sealant in Sandy Down, phone 0345 464 0079 or send us an email. Tell us what the problem is and where, and you’ll get a clear quote before we start.
Advice
Honest limits
New sealant can’t fix everything, and we’ll tell you before work begins. It will not solve:
- Big openings where sealant alone isn’t the tested solution
- Sign-off of the building, which sits with building control or your assessor
- Problems with the door itself rather than the gap around the frame
Not sure which it is? You can ring 0345 464 0079 or send us an email and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Joints and surfaces we work on
- Flats & HMOs
- Door frames
- Service penetrations
- Plasterboard & masonry
- Pipe & cable gaps
- Linear gaps
How to look after the new joints
Once the sealant has cured, a few habits help it last:
- File the fire-stopping record where your assessor can find it
- Flag any open gap you spot round a pipe or cable
- Photograph sealed gaps before they’re covered up
- Keep general-purpose foam and caulk away from fire-stopping gaps
Tell other trades that the gaps have been sealed, and make sure anything they disturb is resealed with a suitable product. Later work is a common cause of damaged fire stopping.
Leave a fire-stopping gap open and smoke can move through the building much more easily. Closing it is usually a straightforward job.
Different surfaces, different methods
Service penetrations
New gaps tend to show up where services have been added. We clean out what’s there and reseal to the right depth.
Door frames
We deal with the gap around the frame, not the door. The door leaf, its seals and closer need a door specialist, and we will say if we spot a problem with them.
What affects the cost of fire rated sealant
Your quote is based on your job. We take into account:
- Any working-time requirements on site
- How many areas need sealing
- Any mould that needs treating
- The size of the job
Some things make a job bigger or smaller: the old material and how easily it comes out, whether mould needs treating, and whether we need extra access for height. We take all of that into account in your quote.
What we need to know
To make quoting easier, please include:
- Where the job is, and your postcode
- Pictures of the joints, sent by email
- Roughly how big the job is
- What’s wrong with the joints now
We quote each job on its own, so the first step is telling us about yours. Simply phone 0345 464 0079 or drop us an email and describe the job.